How do you say “thunder” in Vietnamese?

“Thunder” in Vietnamese is sấm (thunder).

Vietnamese words for “thunder”

• sấmListennoun
  Hanoi [səm˧˦] · Saigon [ʂəm˦˥]sấm rising

  thunder

  for “thunder” meaning: The loud rumbling, cracking, or crashing sound caused by expansion of rapidly heated air around a lightning bolt.

  • Sấm chớp là dấu hiệu cho thấy rằng một cơn bão sắp tới.Thunder indicates that a storm is near.

Related Vietnamese words

• sétListennoun

  lightning

• nạtListenverb

  to bully; to cow

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.